Zebra S400 & S600 User’s Guide 27
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CAUTION: Use only the cleaning agents indicated below.
Zebra Technologies Corporation will not be responsible for
any other products being used on this printer. No lubricants
are needed.
Table 1 provides a brief cleaning schedule. Specific cleaning procedures
are provided on the following pages. Cleaning swabs saturated with 70%
isopropyl alcohol are available from your distributor as a preventive
maintenance kit.
Refer to Figure 15 for cleaning locations.
Table 1. Cleaning Schedule
Area Method Interval
Printhead (a) Alcohol After every roll of media (or 500 feet
of fanfold media) when printing in
the direct thermal mode.
After every roll of ribbon when
printing in the thermal transfer
mode.
Platen roller (b) Alcohol
Media sensor (c) Air blow
Media path (d) Alcohol
Ribbon path (e) Air blow
Upper guide rod (f) (Peel-Off) Alcohol
Platen guide rod (g) (Peel-Off) Alcohol
Rewind power roller (h) (Peel-Off) Alcohol
Lower guide rod (i) (Peel-Off) Alcohol
Cutter Assembly (j)
(if used)
Cutting continuous,
pressure-sensitive
media
Citrus based
adhesive
remover
After every roll of media or more
often, depending upon your
application and the media.
Cutting tagstock or
label backing
material only
Alcohol and
air blow
After every 2 or 3 rolls of media.
Tear-Off/Peel-Off plate (k) Alcohol Once a month.
Label available sensor (l) Air blow Once every six months.
